The “House of the Dragon” series, a spin-off of the “Game of Thrones” phenomenon (2011-2019), premiered last Sunday (21/8) recalling “Game of Thrones”, including some problems already known to the public. The increase in traffic on HBO Max caused the streaming service to be temporarily suspended in the United States.
During the airing, disgruntled users flocked to HBO Max’s tech support profile on Twitter (@HBOMaxHelp) with complaints. According to a statement released by HBO, the service outage affected approximately 3,000 viewers, with the majority of accounts reporting problems being those who watched HBO using Amazon devices.
“‘House of the Dragon’ has been successfully viewed by millions of HBO Max subscribers tonight. We are aware that a small portion of users attempting to connect via Fire TV devices are experiencing issues and this is being resolved.” for interested users, ”HBO said in an official statement.
This isn’t the first time viewers have had trouble watching series episodes set in the universe created by writer George RR Martin. During the last few seasons of “Game of Thrones”, the connection and transmission problems have been constant in the previews of the new episodes.
“House of the Dragon” was co-created by screenwriter Ryan J. Condal (creator of the sci-fi series “Colony”) and is based on a previously published book of the saga, “Fire & Blood”. The attraction centers on the Targaryen family, the clan of Daenerys, and takes place 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones”.
The plot centers on the succession crisis of King Viserys (Paddy Considine, from “Peaky Blinders”), after choosing his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy, from “Truth Seekers”), as heir to the Throne of Iron . Although she is ready to reign from a young age, her rise is not accepted by those who prefer one man to power: the king’s brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith (“Doctor Who”).
The list of notable conspiracy characters still highlights Rhys Ifans (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) as Hand of the Hand (the second most powerful official position in the Seven Kingdoms), Olivia Cooke (“Bates Motel”) as her daughter Alicent Hightower and Steve Toussaint (“It’s a pity”) as Lord Corlys Velaryon, the sea serpent.
The first season of “House of the Dragon” will have a total of 10 episodes, airing on Sundays on the paid channel HBO and on the streaming service HBO Max.
Source: Terra
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